The Easiest Ways to Make Money in Gran Turismo 7

[Techlet]

Assuming the prices don't quadruple the next time they show up in the shop.

 

[eugene1]

Fisherman, need I say anymore? 100k in 3 mins!!!

 

[Nagaremono]

I used the Ford a couple times, can be done, just got to bide your time when to pounce. The 86 is easier for me (stock). It takes a couple runs to get used to the track. It would be less of a grind if we could do it in VR!

I'm doing some races, then Fisherman again to actually get some credits. 5K for 10 laps on Le Mans and Monza, really. Just doing races I don't even get enough for basic upgrades to cars.

Thanks for posting that. I’m obvs spending a bit too much time sideways!

 

[Lomic]

Thanks for posting that. I’m obvs spending a bit too much time sideways!

yep in rally I found that I do much better by going "slowly" and limit the drifting and with a light acceleration rather than going hard

 

[Nektarios_]

For me its a joke that eve the 100€ 25hth Anniversary edition does not include like 20m credits, to buy at least 1 legendary car.

Even with 875.000 credits per hour like described, i dont want to grind for ~25hours

That's the point of the game. Play to achieve everything. Start with a city car and make your way up to a legendary car. Start as no one and become one of the best racers... If you want comfort and many money to spent, I'm sorry, but GT series is not for you.
P.S. You could wait one year to take 25th anniversary pack at 60€ (you basically pay for the steelbook)
P.S.2. Check at those papers that come along with the steelbook and you will clearly see a code which you apply at Ps store (i did the same with GT Sport steelbook edition). It doesn't give you much (around 2 milion in game currency) but they are more than enough to buy a couple of cars and upgrade/customize them.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Start with a city car and make your way up to a legendary car.

Too bad that wasn't even close to most of the experience that the player base had, considering that pre-ordered copies of the base game started with 100k in the bank. The only reason why they had a city car was because it was forced onto you by the menus.

 

[Coosbaybonez]

It is, in the same way being stabbed in the arm is better than being stabbed in the heart.

Why not neither? Why do people just accept this is how it is and not kick up a fuss at PD?
It the journey not the destination that matters.
Playing the game is better than buying in game stuff to keep up appearances...

 

[Dreadfulgreat]

Nope. Predatory implies they are specifically targeting you, or exploiting you.

The ATM at the casino is not predatory.
The Coffee shop down the street isn't predatory.
Amazon having a website, isn't predatory.
The Credit store in GT7 isn't predatory.

There is no benefit to buying things in this game. There are zero ads trying to lure you into buying things in this game.
There is zero content that is locked or hidden behind pay walls.

There is literally nothing predatory about a store designed for convenience. Not unless they start altering the gameplay to directly incentivize having X or Y. Most games try to be predatory by having "pay to go further or play more" scenarios. GT7 is the exact opposite "this won't unlock for another 7 days, no money will alter that.". Other games are predatory with "1 time" purchases that never come back, GT7 literally everything is on a non stop rotation. Other games allow you to buy "uniqueness" such as skins, etc, GT7 will give the exact same car whenever it comes back around no different than the random who paid to have it 2 weeks ago. Other games have rewards, access, or benefits to finishing them, GT7 gives you absolutely nothing for owning all the cars.

Seriously, there isn't a single predatory tactic being used by PD as of today, and I'd argue they've done the exact opposite of what's been claimed. They've provided every reason to NOT buy credits, which is dumb on their part, but I suspect they'll charge us for DLCs down the road, we'll see.

Long story short, there's absolutely nothing predatory about opening a Bar in a town that may have alcoholics living in it. It's just a business.

Now, if you start implementing sketchy tactics, advertisements, pay to win schemes, pay walls, etc, then I'll completely change my mind. But as of right now, there's not a single thing in GT7 that has even made me consider purchasing credits, and as stated previously, the way the system is setup it honestly denotes spending, because they give us so much time to obtain funds.

If the invitations were 1-3 days only, different story. If you could buy access to the tracks, diff story. If you could buy faster cars, diff story. The only thing that flirts with this line, is the rare car dealerships, but I genuinely believe that's the game design. Collecting ultra rare things is SUPPOSE to be hard to find, rare, unicorn cars, that are limited. That's what collecting is about. Is that a predatory practice? Or is that real world emulation of chasing rare cars that the game was designed to recreate?

Edit to add: RNG, gambling, loot boxes, those are predatory, things where if you buy these 3 cars no one wants, you'll unlock a 4th car we know is desireable. Those types of things are predatory. Micro transactions just existing, isn't inherently predatory in any way.

 

[foxdylan]

Any tunes for the fisherman ranch . Using the quattro
Mainly the diff am not sure on

 

[NICKname]

That's the point of the game. Play to achieve everything. Start with a city car and make your way up to a legendary car. Start as no one and become one of the best racers... If you want comfort and many money to spent, I'm sorry, but GT series is not for you.

Nonsense. That's the point of the microtransactions. That's the reason why getting any large amount of credits is painfully boring in this game.

 

[ebadevil]

3:00.x With the audi quattro

What's your setup with the Audi? I got my lap times to low 3:05s with the Mustang. I feel like the Audi has potential to go faster but I can't control it well enough to get a really nice lap times. Feels like my setup is wrong on it

 

[LaBestiaNera]

Lol no.

It's objectively inferior to the Fishermans Ranch race while still pretty much requiring the same car and unlocks at the same time. All the other less-good options have a variety of different cars throughout the levels, and while they may be inferior to FR they can be excellent alternatives if you don't fancy dealing with the awful rally modes.

At the point at which FR unlocks, it becomes the fastest and easiest way of making money. All the others are either faster or easier than alternatives up to that point. With the possible exception of Alsace, which I put in simply because it's fun watching Gr.B cars race on a track.

I thought this thread was to point out the methods of fast farming and where to find the races. Not if a track is favored by the author. You might find this track inferior, I like it better than Fishermans Ranch, because the track is easier to drive and the opponent is easier to beat. That might be positive for others too. Don't have to make a whole separate section about it, but it can be mentioned as an alternative to FR.

 

[Famine]

I thought this thread was to point out the methods of fast farming and where to find the races. Not if a track is favored by the author.

You asked if it had been added, because it wasn't in the article - for which this thread is the discussion thread. I explained why it hasn't been added to the article...

There's nothing stopping anyone from mentioning any method in the thread. Hell, four people have mentioned methods that are already in the article, which is incredibly redundant.

 

[LaBestiaNera]

You asked if it had been added, because it wasn't in the article - for which this thread is the discussion thread. I explained why it hasn't been added to the article...

There's nothing stopping anyone from mentioning any method in the thread. Hell, four people have mentioned methods that are already in the article, which is incredibly redundant.

Why are you so dismissive about races that could be added to the article? The last line is quite a good reason to add it, so visitors here don't need to wrestle through 8 pages of redundant information or the discussion of game economics. Or clean the whole thread and just keep the additions that add value to the article. (and might need deletion when the payouts are altered with updates)

 

[Famine]

Why are you so dismissive about races that could be added to the article?

Say whut?

I'm dismissing this race being added to the article for the precise reasons I literally just explained to you. When and if new races come to GT7 and they offer something better, they will be added.

 

[TheScythed]

What's your setup with the Audi? I got my lap times to low 3:05s with the Mustang. I feel like the Audi has potential to go faster but I can't control it well enough to get a really nice lap times. Feels like my setup is wrong on it

I’ve gotten my times down some more, I now average 3.00 to 3.03 but I’m getting more and more 59’s and 58’s.
My best so far is 2.58.263, and I made sure to clip that:



My Audi has completely stock setup, the only exception being I installed the high-rpm turbo:

You should be able to get some even better laptimes though, because this reminded me that I restricted the power to see if a PP of <650 gave me slower opponents (it doesnt, btw). I’ll now turn it back up to 100% power and do some new runs today.

Some corners are better to take drifting, some corners are better when you minimize slide. Also, trying to match the wheel speed with the actual speed of the car seems to improve acceleration. I've also seen folks recommend that you take the jumps easy, but I would say taking them with as much speed as you can is mostly beneficial. Some jumps have a second bump directly after them, which you can skip/jump over if you carried enough speed.

 

[wheelhp]

I happen to like the Grb Audi, so when I inevitably need to grind on GT7, I will use your tune. But I don't like fishermans ranch on a wheel, so it'll be a while lol

 

[awildo]

wow nicely done, I can see it's possible to shave off 2 more seconds.

 

[Aloha62_2]

Folk on one of the gaming discords I frequent have started to favour the Route X race in the US. The money isn't great, 45k for 4mins, but you can just cruise it while watching Netflix or streaming. Just elastic band down the trigger and steer whenever the corner gives a vibration.

Sure it takes longer than other methods, but you can do other things at the same time. No attention required.

Treat the boring grind with all the attention it deserves.

 

[ebadevil]

I’ve gotten my times down some more, I now average 3.00 to 3.03 but I’m getting more and more 59’s and 58’s.
My best so far is 2.58.263, and I made sure to clip that:



My Audi has completely stock setup, the only exception being I installed the high-rpm turbo:

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You should be able to get some even better laptimes though, because this reminded me that I restricted the power to see if a PP of <650 gave me slower opponents (it doesnt, btw). I’ll now turn it back up to 100% power and do some new runs today.

Some corners are better to take drifting, some corners are better when you minimize slide. Also, trying to match the wheel speed with the actual speed of the car seems to improve acceleration. I've also seen folks recommend that you take the jumps easy, but I would say taking them with as much speed as you can is mostly beneficial. Some jumps have a second bump directly after them, which you can skip/jump over if you carried enough speed.

Thank you very much, this is very informative, I'll just give the stock setup a go. I think I tried too hard to make the Audi feel like a modern rally car and as a result, destroyed the settings lol. Will get back to the basics.

 

[Akwaaba]

I know that Fisherman's ranch might be the go-to, but as I prefer the Sardegna rally course, it isn't a bad option. I find the course easier. It is about 4 min 05 for 97,500 credits. In a Focus at 641pp. (Apologies if this has already been mentioned).

 

[dr_slump]

Play to achieve everything.

You misspelled "pay".

 

[AutumnalGlow]

I gave in and tried Fishermans Ranch again. Nope. I can't do this even as a way to "fix" the terrible earnings from custom races. It's unbearable. The dirt driving, the random landings, etc. It's just not worth it. So what was the highest paying non-dirt race? High Speed Ring? Will that be quick enough to not feel terrible just to get the money I should've had after my long custom races?

I just want to enjoy this game, not grind. This sucks.

 

[Sven Jurgens]

I would like a list of drive-able GR.3 cars so I stop spending my grind money on cars I can't drive.

The Citroen GT race car, very stable in GT Sport, death trap in GT7. At least on race C, I can't drive it. Same for the Huracan although that was already a very hard to drive car in GT Sport.

Which cars don't try to kill you at the slightest touch of the left thumb stick...
So far Lexus and Viper SRT are great.

 

[Adrenaline]

I would like a list of drive-able GR.3 cars so I stop spending my grind money on cars I can't drive.

The Citroen GT race car, very stable in GT Sport, death trap in GT7. At least on race C, I can't drive it. Same for the Huracan although that was already a very hard to drive car in GT Sport.

Which cars don't try to kill you at the slightest touch of the left thumb stick...
So far Lexus and Viper SRT are great.

I can't really speak for controller driving, but I've bought and tested 20 of the Gr3 cars.

The DBR9 and Ford Spec GT are too of the class, period, no contest. Neither are easy to drive though.

For non-cheater cars, I believe the top 5 cars will be the Supra, Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche, and... I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Corvette. The R8 deserves a mention, but I believe it will only be relevant for tracks that have a straight long enough to justify using it.

There's still a handful I haven't tested obviously, so take this with a grain of salt.

For ease of driving, I would probably recommend the McLaren 650. It isn't the fastest, but it's competitive and more importantly it drives beautifully and has great grip in 1st and 2nd gears that many of the other cars simply don't.

The Viper was solid and definitely felt like it had more room to grow than many of the others I tested with the same lap times, such as the Genesis, Peugeot, Mazda, FT1, Beetle, and Jag.

I believe I can safely eliminate the NSX as one of the worst cars, as well as the 2019 Ford GT. The RS01 was surprisingly bad, given how dominant it was in Sport. The 4C was noticeably slower than every other car.

 

[evldave333]

It really tickles me that folks are punishing themselves with the worst aspect (rallying), of what is otherwise a remarkable game. Ive deleted my Rally cars from my garage... such profound joy knowing I would not have to experience such chud driving again rofl. There's no rush to unlock all the vehicles, enjoy what you are doing in the moment it's the secret sauce to life.

 

[Lomic]

Ive deleted my Rally cars from my garage... such profound joy knowing I would not have to experience such chud driving again rofl.

Beware of upcoming café events 😅 you may have keep at least one of them, just in case.

 

[Rivanov]

SO they nerfed Fishermans Ranch.
What will be the new grinding map?

 

[Boxster]

SO they nerfed Fishermans Ranch.
What will be the new grinding map?

So PD does read this forum

 

[evldave333]

Beware of upcoming café events 😅 you may have keep at least one of them, just in case.

Sage advice for a completionist... but there is no abject racing for me, its so lush not nerfing your car to fit inane prescribed events... The Fiat 500 with comfort hard tyre for the Pikes Peak crawl challenge menu will pass me by unread...

The only issue I have with people grinding this way is you end up with skewed data, which might give PD the impression that rallying is popular, when in reality its jank gameplay endured for credits.